scales

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Thinking at cosmic and subatomic scales requires plenty of math—or some visual metaphors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

"However, their efforts were in vain because Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill placed her fingers on the scales of justice, thereby denying Murdaugh his right to a fair trial by an impartial jury."

From BBC • May 13, 2026

"Hill placed her fingers on the scales of justice, thereby denying Murdaugh his right to a fair trial by an impartial jury," the justices said.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

The achievement represents one of the strongest tests yet of quantum mechanics on scales approaching the macroscopic world.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

She scraped the scales from a fish with long, elegant fingers.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell